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C&EN Uncovered: The ocean floor is littered with valuable minerals. Should we go get them?
Resting on the bottom of the ocean are potato-sized nodules of valuable minerals that are more or less up for grabs. Multiple corporations and some n…
2 years, 6 months ago
C&EN Uncovered: The race to report on the Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Prize announcements are big events at Chemical & Engineering News. But we find out the winners at the same time as everyone else.
Then, …
2 years, 7 months ago
C&EN Uncovered: Looking back on 100 years of chemistry
The first issue of C&EN was published in 1923 with the stated purpose of "the promotion of research, the development of the chemical industry, and th…
2 years, 8 months ago
Jennifer DiStefano and Jared Mondschein on the transition from the bench to the policy office
Early-career scientists are increasingly gravitating toward science policy, but the transition from the research bench to the policy office can be a …
2 years, 9 months ago
C&EN Uncovered: Making hydrogen is easy; making it green is a challenge
Hydrogen might be the key to a clean energy future, but only if it can be made without fossil fuels. Most hydrogen today is made from methane.
With…
2 years, 10 months ago
Mining metals and minerals from seawater
Episode 49
The modern world runs on electronic devices and energy systems that are powered by valuable elements such as lithium and uranium. There are a limit…
2 years, 11 months ago
C&EN Uncovered: Can tires turn green?
Be they powered by fossil fuels, batteries, or hydrogen, cars are here to stay. So what can be done to make tires greener? In this episode of Ster…
2 years, 11 months ago
Here's what happens when wastewater treatment facilities fail
Episode 48
When two wastewater treatment facilities in Baltimore, Maryland, broke down in early 2021, the surrounding waterways began filling up with sewage. In…
3 years ago
Bonus: Executive producer Kerri Jansen hands over the mic
Stereo Chemistry's longtime host Kerri Jansen is stepping down from her role as executive producer of the podcast. Jansen has been with Stereo Chemis…
3 years ago
C&EN Uncovered: The battle for Lake Maurepas
Carbon capture and sequestration is the trapping of CO2 emitted by industrial processes and depositing it beneath the Earth's surface. Spurred on b…
3 years, 1 month ago